not to say
idiom
—used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something
He was impolite, not to say downright rude!
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Their love is so deep, but that’s not to say that something like this would be easily forgotten.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
This is not to say that there is any chance that Kennealy and Shortsleeve would do so.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
That’s not to say a wider lens doesn’t have its place in fall photography.
—Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s not to say that domestic spaces are predictable.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
This is not to say that there is any chance that Kennealy and Shortsleeve would do so.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
That’s not to say a wider lens doesn’t have its place in fall photography.
—Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s not to say that domestic spaces are predictable.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not to say
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“Not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20say. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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